The 2026–27 snooker season is an ongoing professional snooker season that features tournaments played from June 2026 to May 2027. It includes the professional World Snooker Tour, the second-tier Q Tour, and featured events from World Women's Snooker and World Seniors Tour.
Players The World Snooker Tour includes the top 64 players from the world rankings after the 2026 World Championship, plus the 33 players in their second year of a two-year tour card, and players who attain professional status during the 2025–26 snooker season.
New professional players The players listed below received a two-year tour card for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons.
Top 4 players from the 2025–26 one-year ranking list
International champions
Q Tour
CBSA China Tour
World Women's Snooker qualifiers
Q School
Event 1
Event 2
Asia-Oceania Event 1
Asia-Oceania Event 2
Calendar The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Q Tour, and other events in the season.
World Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 22 Jun 15 JulChampionship LeagueLeicester Arena in Leicester, England 3–2 27 Jul 2 AugShanghai Masters†Luwan Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China11–6 8 Aug 16 Aug China Open Riverside Sports Centre in Taiyuan, China 10–6 23 Aug 29 AugWuhan OpenOptics Valley Gymnasium in Wuhan, China 10–7 31 Aug 6 Sep British Open The Centaur in Cheltenham, England 10–6 7 Sep 13 Sep English Open Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England 9–6 28 Sep 4 Oct Shenzhen Open Bao'an Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China 10–5 18 Oct 25 Oct Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland 31 Oct 7 NovInternational ChampionshipNanjing, China 9 Nov 15 Nov Champion of Champions† Leicester Arena in Leicester, England 19 Nov 21 Nov TBC† 28 Nov 6 Dec UK Championship Barbican in York, England 9 Dec 12 Dec Shoot Out Tower Circus in Blackpool, England 14 Dec 20 Dec Scottish Open Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland 21 Dec23 JanChampionship League Invitational†Leicester Arena in Leicester, England 10 Jan 17 Jan Masters† Alexandra Palace in London, England 25 Jan 31 Jan German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany 8 Feb 14 Feb Welsh Open Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales 16 Feb 21 Feb World Grand Prix Kai Tak Arena in Kowloon City, Hong Kong 2 Mar 7 Mar Players Championship Telford International Centre in Telford, England 15 Mar 21 MarWorld Open Yushan Sport Centre in Yushan, China 29 Mar 4 Apr Tour Championship Manchester Central in Manchester, England 17 Apr 3 May World Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England Ranking event † Non-ranking event
Note: This calendar only includes events that have been confirmed by the World Snooker Tour, and is subject to change at any time during the season.
WPBSA Q Tour
StartFinishTournamentVenueWinnerRunner-up26 Jun28 JunAsia Pacific – Event 1Event also known as the 2026 West Coast International.Pot Black North Perth in Perth, Australia5–3 10 Jul12 JulAsia Pacific – Event 2Event also known as the 2026 New Zealand Open.Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club in Auckland, New Zealand5–2 31 Jul2 AugAsia Pacific – Event 3Event also known as the 2026 Fred Osbourne Classic.Commercial Club Albury in Albury, Australia4–0 27 Aug30 AugEurope – Event 1Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England4–1 21 Sep24 SepEurope – Event 2Princess Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria4–0 8 Oct11 OctAsia Pacific – Event 4Event also known as the 2026 Australian Open.Mounties in Sydney, Australia22 Oct25 OctEurope – Event 3Snooker Arena Germany in Oberhausen, Germany12 Nov15 NovEurope – Event 4Austrian Snooker Academy in Vienna, Austria3 Dec7 DecEurope – Event 5Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall, England7 Jan10 JanEurope – Event 6De Pomerans in Lochristi, Belgium22 Jan25 JanAsia Pacific – Event 5Event also known as the 2027 Clem Jones AC Queensland Open.Redcliffe Snooker Club in Brisbane, Australia11 Feb14 FebEurope – Event 7Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in Sheffield, EnglandMarMarGlobal Play-Offs Ranking event (Q Tour Europe)Non-ranking event (Q Tour Global)
World Women's Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 4Sep6SepUK Women's ChampionshipNorthern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England4–1 17Oct 20Oct Australian Women's Open Mounties in Sydney, Australia 24Oct27OctMalaysian Women's OpenNiche Premium Brem Mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia27Nov29NovIrish Women's OpenSBI Academy in Carlow, IrelandMayMayWorld Women's ChampionshipChangping Snooker Centre in Dongguan, China
World Seniors Tour
Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 14 Aug16 AugSeniors Tour – Event 1Crucible Sports Club in Reading, England4–025 Sep27 SepSeniors Tour – Event 24–19 Oct11 OctSeniors Tour – Event 320 Nov22 NovSeniors Tour – Event 411 Dec13 DecSeniors Tour – Event 527 Dec28 DecBritish Seniors OpenVaillant Live in Derby, England15 Jan17 JanSeniors Tour – Event 6Crucible Sports Club in Reading, England5 Feb7 FebSeniors Tour – Event 719 Feb21 FebUK Seniors ChampionshipSt George's Hall in Liverpool, England5 Mar7 MarSeniors Tour – Event 8Crucible Sports Club in Reading, England2 Apr4 AprSeniors Tour – Event 9 5 May 9 May World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England
Other events StartFinishTournamentVenueWinnerRunner-up10 Oct13 OctPink RibbonLandywood Snooker Club in Walsall, England16 Oct18 OctWels OpenPaul Schopf Snooker Club in Wels, Austria 4 Nov 8 Nov Pan American Championship Mampituba Country Club in Criciúma, Brazil11 Dec21 DecAsian Indoor Games – Men's singlesPrincess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAsian Indoor Games – Men's teamAsian Indoor Games – Women's six-red singles
Tournament rankings
World ranking points The ranking points for reaching different stages of each ranking tournament are listed below. R144 R128 R112 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 R12 R6 Championship League 0 1,000 2,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 8,000 9,000 11,000 23,000 33,000 China Open 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 15,000 25,000 50,000 100,000 250,000 Wuhan Open 0 1,500 4,500 8,000 12,000 22,000 33,000 75,000 175,000 British Open 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 20,000 45,000 100,000 English Open 0 1,000 3,600 5,400 9,000 13,200 21,000 45,000 100,000 Shenzhen Open 0 1,600 4,700 8,250 12,500 22,350 34,500 76,000 177,000 Northern Ireland Open 0 1,000 3,600 5,400 9,000 13,200 21,000 45,000 100,000
Notes
References
External links 2026–27 season calendar at snooker.org